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First brick. #SunTrustPark pic.twitter.com/x5p3bz5K6a
— Truist Park (@TruistPark) August 27, 2015
Atlanta Braves lay first brick at SunTrust Park
Eutis Morris, the man who laid the first bricks at Fulton County Stadium and Olympic Stadium, laid the first bricks at SunTrust Park on Aug. 27. The team also buried two time capsules dedicated to the Braves and Cobb County.
Before laying the brick, Morris placed a 50-cent piece below the brick.
“It’s tradition to put a 50-cent piece under an important building like this, he said.
The stadium, which is halfway completed, is ahead of schedule and budget, Atlanta Braves President John Schuerholtz said.
“It’s been almost a year since we stood here and broke ground,” he said. “There has been $1.2 billion poured into this 60-acre investment.”
Earlier today we laid the first bricks at #SunTrustPark - read about it here: http://t.co/VDYvsHTg2w pic.twitter.com/ZqaeaKM9ee
— Truist Park (@TruistPark) August 27, 2015
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According to the Braves, the project has seen:
- 525,000 man hours
- 450 workers on site
- 300 miles of conduit
- 900 miles of cable
- 26,000 cubic years of concrete
[ Ed. note: for details on the attendees at yesterday’s ceremony, plus the contents of the time capsule, please check out the link above. ]
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